EP2241301A3

Equipment support rail for hospital bed

Abstract

A patient support (20) includes a lower frame (50), an upper frame (54) supported above the lower frame (50), an equipment carrier (202, 302) coupled to the upper frame (54), and an actuator (260, 360) operable to adjust the orientation of the equipment carrier (202, 302, to compensate for the upper frame (54) changing its orientation between the Trendelenberg and reverse Trendelenberg positions.

EP2241301A3, drawing sheet 1 — Sheet 1 of 1

Term

Term ended

Projected expiry passed 29 July 2025, 1.2 years ago.

Parties

Owner: ANODYNE MEDICAL DEVICE INC
Assigned now: ALLEN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC
HILL-ROM COMPANY INC
HILL-ROM INC
HILL-ROM SERVICES INC
and 4 more assigneesShow fewer
MORTARA INSTRUMENT INC
MORTARA INSTRUMENT SERVICES INC
VOALTE INC
WELCH ALLYN INC
Applicants: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
Inventors: Graham, Mark Alan, Springboro, Ohio 45066, United States of America
Holl, Stephen M., Columbus, Ohio 47203, United States of America
Newkirk, David C., Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025, United States of America
Turner, Jonathan D., Dillsboro, IN 47018, United States of America
and 2 more inventorsShow fewer
Reinke, Christian H., York, South Carolina 29745, United States of America
Hamberg, Stephen R., Cincinnati, Ohio 45251, United States of America

Examination

Agent: Findlay, Alice Rosemary

Reach

Cites: 5 earlier patents⁠
Family: 10 members in 3 offices⁠EP5US4DE

Classification

CPC: A61M5/1415A61G7/0503A61G2203/723
IPC: A61G7 05A61M5 14

1 sheet

Sheet 1

Every citation, both ways

Citations
Document	Relation	Office	Category	Cited during	Relevant claims
DE2803354A1	Cites	Germany	X	Search report	1,2,5,8-12
DE29518818U1	Cites	Germany	A	Search report	5,6,8,9
US4262872A	Cites	United States of America	A	Search report	7,8
US4558857A	Cites	United States of America	X	Search report	1-4,6-8,11,14,15
US6688569B1	Cites	United States of America	XI	Search report	1-4,7,9-13

10 members in 3 offices

This recordMember, by publication datePriority claim

Priority claims7

Priority claims
Document	Office	Kind	Date
598530P	United States of America	–	2004-08-03
59853004	United States of America	P	2004-08-03
05254760	European Patent Office (EPO)	A	2005-07-29
05254760	–	–	–
598530P	–	–	–
EP20050254760	–	–	–
US20040598530P	–	–	–

Members10

Family members, oldest first
Document	Office	Kind
EP1623692A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2006-02-08
US2006031989A1	United States of America	A1	2006-02-16
EP1623692A3	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2007-07-11
US7624463B2	United States of America	B2	2009-12-01
US2010095454A1	United States of America	A1	2010-04-22
EP1623692B1	European Patent Office (EPO)	B1	2010-07-21
DE602005022385D1	Germany	D1	2010-09-02
EP2241301A2	European Patent Office (EPO)	A2	2010-10-20
US8065768B2	United States of America	B2	2011-11-29
EP2241301A3This record	European Patent Office (EPO)	A3	2012-03-07

21 legal events, as the office reported them to INPADOC

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2013-10-23	Application deemed to be withdrawnWithdrawn18D	18D
2013-09-20	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patentGrantedSTATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWNSTAA	STAA
2013-01-09	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2013-01-09	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2012-12-21	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patentORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1GRAP	GRAP
2012-11-21	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)RAP1	RAP1
2012-10-24	Request for examination filed17P	17P
2012-10-24	Designated contracting states (corrected)RBV	RBV
2012-03-07	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2012-03-07	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2012-03-07	Information provided on ipc code assigned before grantRIC1	RIC1
2012-02-03	Search report despatchedORIGINAL CODE: 0009013PUAL	PUAL
2011-01-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2011-01-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2011-01-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2011-01-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2011-01-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2011-01-26	Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected)RIN1	RIN1
2010-10-20	Divisional application: reference to earlier applicationAC	AC
2010-10-20	Designated contracting statesAK	AK
2010-09-17	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phaseORIGINAL CODE: 0009012PUAI	PUAI